Job Summary
Answer incoming calls from customers for various purposes, answer inquiries and questions, handle complaints, troubleshoot problems, and provide information.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Answer calls and route them to the appropriate resource.
- Handle patients' inquiries telephonically and convert their inquiries to emails according to standard operating procedures; send to relevant departments if no answer after two transfers.
- Research required information using available resources.
- Manage and resolve patients' complaints and transfer to qualified personnel for resolution.
- Provide customers with service information and hospital policies.
- Update the business connect with new staff numbers and names of new staff joining the hospital.
- Identify and escalate priority issues.
- Follow up on patients' calls when necessary.
- Transfer calls internally between healthcare staff (e.g., on-call doctor, blood bank, radiology).
- Update yourself with hospital circulated information (memos/circulars) and updates within the call center (External Calls workbook—updates, on-leave, and appointments).
- Handle tools entrusted by the administration (e.g., computer, headset) with care, ensuring they are for official use only.
- Assist patients with appointment inquiries and bookings, including new appointments, cancellations, and rescheduling as per OPD policy.
- Handle online appointment bookings via the website.
- For urgent cases without available slots, gather patient details and email to OPD Clinic for overbooking or walk-in arrangements.
- Book appointments for all OPD procedures, ER referrals, inpatient appointments, and fracture lists.
- Handle patient complaints related to appointments and transfer to qualified personnel.
- Respond to patient inquiries and requests over the phone, routing them appropriately.
- Explain available services and hospital policies to patients.
- Manage patient complaint calls and communicate with the PRO office as per process.
- Update the HMS system with changes in clinic timings.
- Perform other related tasks as assigned by the client representative.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
- Proficient in relevant computer applications.
- Fluent in both Arabic and English.
- Knowledge of customer service principles and practices.
- Knowledge of call center telephony and technology.
- Some experience in a call center or customer service environment.
- Good data entry and typing skills.
- Knowledge of administrative and clerical processes.